Peru vs Colombia

Peru
Latin America & Caribbean
Upper middle income
Capital: Lima
Population
34.2M
GDP
$291.8B
Colombia
Latin America & Caribbean
Upper middle income
Capital: Bogota
Population
52.9M
GDP
$420.5B

POP 1.5x GDP 1.4x LE 0.0 yrs same-band UMC

Widest indicator spreads · Peru vs Colombia

Net Migration87%Inflation (Consumer Pric…69.6%Access to Sanitation66.9%Intentional Homicides65.5%GDP Growth Rate57.5%Foreign Direct Investment51%Government Debt (% of GDP)50.5%Unemployment Rate46%
MID pair: Net Migration is the opener; totals are closer than rates on same-band UMC.

Demographics: Population Density (Colombia, 44% spread)

Indicator Peru Colombia Year
Population Density 26.4 47.2 2023
Population 34.2M 52.9M 2024
Population Ages 0-14 24.0% 20.3% 2024

2 closer demographics rows sit on the Peru and Colombia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: Inflation (Consumer Prices) (Colombia, 70% spread)

Indicator Peru Colombia Year
Inflation (Consumer Prices) 2.0% 6.6% 2024
GDP Growth Rate 3.5% 1.5% 2024
Foreign Direct Investment $6.7B $13.7B 2024
Government Debt (% of GDP) 35.2% 71.2% 2021

4 closer economy rows sit on the Peru and Colombia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Physicians (per 1,000 people) (Colombia, 33% spread)

Indicator Peru Colombia Year
Physicians (per 1,000 people) 1.7 2.5 2023
Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 5.6% 8.1% 2023

5 closer health rows sit on the Peru and Colombia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: Education Expenditure (% of GDP) (Colombia, 17% spread)

Indicator Peru Colombia Year
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 4.4% 5.3% 2024
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 71.2% 59.3% 2017

4 closer education rows sit on the Peru and Colombia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Freshwater Withdrawal (Peru, 28% spread)

Indicator Peru Colombia Year
Freshwater Withdrawal 1.6% 1.1% 2022

4 closer environment rows sit on the Peru and Colombia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Access to Sanitation (Peru, 67% spread)

Indicator Peru Colombia Year
Access to Sanitation 56.5% 18.7% 2024
Access to Clean Water 49.4% 74.3% 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 124.6 174.1 2024

2 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Peru and Colombia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Net Migration (Colombia, 87% spread)

Indicator Peru Colombia Year
Net Migration 18.4K 141.6K 2024
Intentional Homicides 8.6 24.9 2021
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 5.1% 8.5% 2024
GINI Index 40.1 54.4 2024

2 closer social rows sit on the Peru and Colombia profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Peru vs Colombia comparison

Peru (UMC) and Colombia (UMC) sit in a MID-spread band on this curated board (same-band UMC). Population is 35% smaller; GDP is 31% smaller. Open with Net Migration (~87%) before the 7-topic tables (42 rows). Both in Latin America & Caribbean, so regional peers are a fair control. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

Other curated pairs · MID band

Indexable comparisons only (Module 42). Full picker with every country lives on /compare, not duplicated under every pair.

Peru vs Colombia figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band UMC · MID scale band.